Tag: Bihar Assembly elections
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Tejashwi Yadav-led alliance ahead in Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The opposition Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition alliance in Bihar will win the most seats in Bihar and even cross the majority mark, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) placing a distant second, an aggregate of opinion polls predicted on Saturday after three-phase voting completed in the state. The…
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Points to remember while voting for Bihar Assembly Elections 2020
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The second phase of the ongoing Bihar Assembly Elections is about to take place on 3rd November 2020 in the capital itself. So, take some time out of your busy schedule and do read this article till the end. At this time, you will be listening to the breathtaking speeches…
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Bihar records 18.31% voter turnout in 1st phase of Assembly Polls
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Over 18.3 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 11 am in the first phase of Bihar Assembly election today, the Election Commission said in its provisional data. A total of 71 assembly segments of the state’s 243 constituencies are voting in the first phase in which nearly 2.15…
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‘Vote Mahagathbandhan for justice and jobs’: Rahul Gandhi
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged Bihar’s voters to cast their vote for the Mahagathbandhan for “justice, employment, farmers and laborers,” as polling began for the first phase of the three-phase state assembly elections at 7 am on Wednesday. “This time for justice, employment, farmers, and laborers, your vote should only…
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Bihar Assembly polls: Political greenhorns trying their luck too
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: In the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, there are many young contestants whose fate will be decided by voters on Wednesday (October 28). Among these contestants include international shooter Shreyasi Singh, who is contesting from Jamui. In Kahalgaon constituency, the Congress has fielded senior party leader Sadanand Singh’s…
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Bihar symbolizes a larger shift in politics
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: With the Bihar assembly elections kicking off on Wednesday, what is on display is an advanced stage of a transformation in the kind of politics that prevailed in the state. This transformation got underway 15 years ago, with the electoral unseating of the long-dominant Lalu Prasad family from office. Till…
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Bihar election: Campaigning for first phase polls to end on October 26
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: As campaigning for the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections is slated to end on Monday evening, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav will address one dozen rallies across the state in last-ditch efforts to woo the voters. These rallies are slated to be held in district like Bhagalpur, Khagaria,…
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Today’s Bihar doesn’t need ‘lalten’: PM
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar on Friday. Addressing a rally in Dehri-on Sone (Sasaram), the Prime Minister said people have decided that those who have a history of making Bihar ‘Bimaru’ will not be allowed to return. “The people who once ruled…
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Cong releases manifesto for Bihar polls
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Congress has released its manifesto for the Bihar Assembly elections at party headquarters in Patna, calling it the ‘Badlav Patr’. Congress promised 10 lakh jobs after surveying cities and villages for the requirement of different types of employment and promised Rs1,500 per month as an unemployment allowance. Congress said it…
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Chirag Paswan releases party’s manifesto for Bihar polls
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan has released the party’s manifesto for Bihar Assembly elections. Paswan said, “I put forward our vision of ‘Bihar 1st Bihari 1st’ which will resolve various problems that the people have been facing.” He promised to develop a coaching city for competitive exams if voted…